Box divider



M. DAVITT BOX DIVIDER Filed Nov 2, 1937 Fig.1.

Dec. 13, 1938.

Patented Dec. 13, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

The invention relates to devices for dividing the interiors of boxesinto cells, and the forms of construction herein disclosed are intendedfor use in conventional cardboard egg boxes to contain three rows offour eggs each.

The object of the invention is to provide an exceptionally simple andinexpensive divider constructed in a novel way from a single sheet ofcarboard or the like.

With the foregoing in view, the invention resides in the novel subjectmatter hereinafter described and claimed, description being accomplishedby reference to the accompanying draw- Fig. 1 is a plan view of theblank used in forming a divider for a box to contain three rows of foureggs each.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the divider in readiness for insertioninto the box.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of one end portion of the divider shown inFig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a detail longitudinal sectional view on line 33 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing the divider in the box.

In the construction shown, longitudinal score lines l3 divide the sheetI2 into longitudinal thirds, and longitudinally extending slits I4 areformed on said score lines, said slits being uniformly spaced apart andof uniform length, the length of said slits and the spacing thereofbeing shown in Fig. 1.

The sheet l 2 is provided with transverse score lines extending fromedge to edge thereof and disposed at right angles to the longitudinalscore lines Ili Some of these transverse score lines (I5 are located atthe ends of the slits Id and the others of said transverse score lines(16 are disposed centrally between the ends of said slits.

The blank of Fig. 1 is bent upon the longitudinal score lines 13 toprovide a strip-like bottom member ll and two strip-like side membersii", the lower edges of the latter being integrally joined to thelongitudinal edges of the former along the score lines l3 The portionsof the side members li which are separated from the bottom member I! bythe slits [4 are buckled outwardly upon the score lines [5 and Is toprovide transverse partition members l8 and the corresponding portionsof the bottom member ll are upwardly buckled on the lines I5 and Hi toprovide additional transverse partition members 18 Before the separatoror divider is placed in the box 20 it possesses the extended bellowslikeform shown in Fig. 2 but upon insertion (Fig. 5), the side members l9 ofthe partition members Ili and 13 occupy positions in substantial 5contact, providing for effective two-ply partitions which not onlydivide the interior of the box into the required cells, but serve towell protect the eggs.

Excellent results may be obtained from the 10 exact construction hereindisclosed and it is, therefore, preferably followed, but minorvariations may, of course, be made within the scope of the invention asclaimed.

I claim: 15

l. A box divider comprising a strip-like bottom member, and twostrip-like side members, the lower longitudinal edges of said sidemembers being integrally joined to the longitudinal edges of said bottommember only at intervals, providing 20 each member with portionsintegrally connected with the adjacent member, and with interveningportions free from direct connection with the adjecent member, thelatter portions of the two side members being buckled laterallyoutwardly into 25 substantially V-form, and the corresponding portionsof the bottom member being buckled upwardly into substantially V-form,providing partitions.

2. A box divider comprising an elongated rec- 30 tangular sheet havingtwo parallel longitudinal score lines dividing the sheet intolongitudinal thirds, said sheet being provided with longitudinal slitsof uniform length and uniformly spaced apart along said longitudinalscore lines, 35 said sheet being also provided with transverse scorelines from edge to edge at right angles to said longitudinal scorelines, some of said transverse score lines being disposed at the ends ofsaid slits and the others centrally between said ends 40 of said slits,said sheet being bent along said longitudinal score lines into troughform providing a strip-like bottom member and two striplike side membersall integrally joined to each other but having portions separated fromeach 45 other by said slits, these portions of said side members beingbuckled laterally outward on said transverse score lines and thecorresponding portions of said bottom member being buckled upwardly onsaid transverse score lines, providing 50 spaced partitions.

MICHAEL DAVITI.

